Anyone play this Bromberg (old Besse Smith)tune?
Not sure about the second line chords (c ?)and also the G7 after the A part. Theres a bunch of great licks and runs in this tune which add to my difficulty in trying to figure out some of the chord changes. I'll tab some those to get some feedback as I don't have a perfect ear if there is any interest.

G G7 C EbHe said Judge your honor Hear my pleaG C(?) G7 D7Before you open up your courtG G7 C EbI don't crave no sympathyG G7 D7 for what I have to reportA I caught her with a gambling JoeG7 (?) D7 I had warned her about once beforeA I pulled my knife, and I went insaneG7 (?) D7 D+the rest you already know

He said Judge oh listen to me Judge Please now send me to the lectric chairHe said Judge, your honor, mister, sirI love that girl so dearI don't want no bondsman to go my bailand I don't want to spend no 99 years stuck in your stinkin jailJudge judge here me judgesend me to the lectric chair

He said Judge, aw Judge, Mr Sirica pleasesend me to the lectric chairAw Judge, Now Judge, Mister JudgeBurn me cause I don't careFirst I cut her with my barlowand then I kinda kicked her in the sideand then I stood there laughing on herwhile she buckled up an diedSo judge, judge here me Judgeand send me to the lectric chair

Last edited by ronster on Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:34 pm, edited 2 times in total.

When I posted this from a word document, the chords aligned with the words below. It also looked good in the preview box. How come the spacing got lost on the chord line when it got posted (the chords no longer align over the words)??

G G7 C EbHe said Judge your honor Hear my pleaG C(?) G7 D7Before you open up your courtG G7 C EbI don't crave no sympathyG G7 D7 for what I have to reportA I caught her with a gambling JoeG7 (?) D7 I had warned her about once beforeA I pulled my knife, and I went insaneG7 (?) D7 D+the rest you already know

He said Judge oh listen to me Judge Please now send me to the lectric chairHe said Judge, your honor, mister, sirI love that girl so dearI don't want no bondsman to go my bailand I don't want to spend no 99 years stuck in your stinkin jailJudge judge here me judgesend me to the lectric chair

He said Judge, aw Judge, Mr Sirica pleasesend me to the lectric chairAw Judge, Now Judge, Mister JudgeBurn me cause I don't careFirst I cut her with my barlowand then I kinda kicked her in the sideand then I stood there laughing on herwhile she buckled up an diedSo judge, judge here me Judgeand send me to the lectric chair

Press the "code" button at the beginning of the text, type (or copy & paste it from MS Word) the text, and then press the "code" button again at the end and it will show up like above.

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I've played it for years and a buddy of mine could pull it off, however when I try to sing it I scare people! It's hard to get that kind of loopy comic delivery it needs. I play that Eb like a C chord with a partial barre at the third fret with the Eb fingered on the B string at the fourth fret.

Django wrote:I've played it for years and a buddy of mine could pull it off, however when I try to sing it I scare people! It's hard to get that kind of loopy comic delivery it needs. I play that Eb like a C chord with a partial barre at the third fret with the Eb fingered on the B string at the fourth fret.

I play the Eb the same way as well and also barred at the 8th fret. Do you play the same chord progression as I noted? There are a few chords that I was not sure of (they have ?? indicated)